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They're targeting the wrong level of abstraction. I think people should use Whonix or Tails instead of Tor Browser.
by nilved 10y ago
They're targeting the wrong level of abstraction. I think people should use Whonix or Tails instead of Tor Browser.
- tribby 10y ago>I think people should use Whonix or Tails instead of Tor Browser. I'm not sure I follow. Tor Browser is the default browser of both operating systems.
- haser_au 10y agoWhonix and Tails are OSes, meaning they could override what the browser tries to do in terms of network access. If Chromium prevents a plugin from directing all traffic to SOCKS, just take controls of Chromium's network settings from the underlying OS (Whonix, Tails). Note: This just answers the question about browsers or other pieces of software that don't allow control of their network components. It doesn't address a vulnerability in that software.
- nilved 10y agoIf it is, it's for their anti-fingerprinting features and not for Tor. What I'm saying is that running Tor on a machine that also connects to the public Internet is a bad idea. Use full-system Tor through iptables at the very least, and ideally use Tor on the router or host machine so it's transparent to the guest.